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Leaving Time

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Abigail Revasch, Kathe Mazur, Mark Deakins, Rebecca Lowman
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For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident.

Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice’s old journals.

A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts.

Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest: Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons, only to later doubt her gifts, and Virgil Stanhope, the jaded private detective who’d originally investigated Alice’s case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues.

As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realise that in asking hard questions, they’ll have to face even harder answers. As Jenna’s memories dovetail with the events in her mother’s journals, the story races to a mesmerising finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.

©2014 Jodi Picoult (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Amateur Sleuths Animals Contemporary Fiction Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Tear-jerking Elephant Suspense

Critic Reviews

Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance.' (Stephen King, best-selling author.)
"It’s hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." ( The Financial Times)
"Picoult is a master of the craft of storytelling.'" ( Associated Press)
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Soooo interesting and informative on the life of elephants, there social behaviours and intelligence is amazing. Thank you for sharing all this with us.

Elephants and Mother hood

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This was interesting and full of surprises. Now I need to listen to it again!

Loved the twist

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This is the first time I've ever read one of this authors books and I really enjoyed it. The storyline kept me hooked all the way. I enjoyed how it showed you that belief and persistence is the way to go.

The story line and elephant knowledge

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My third Jodi Picoult did not disappoint. Don't want to say anymore other than this is a must for anyone who loves a good mystery .... also the detail about elephant behaviour is nothing short of amazing. I am so glad I bought this book .... I listened to it twice and enjoyed it even more the second time even though I knew the ending!!!!

Loved it.

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lots of elephant facts. a little too many
really sometimes it distracted from the story.

lots of facts

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great story twist. one of the narrators is very monotone and at the start hard to listen to, but a few chapters in as you get to know the character the voice really suits her.

Great Story! Interesting Plot twist

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Awesome story superbly written that kept me guessing right up to the end. The descriptions of the elephants, scientific facts and unique herd life was so interesting to learn about. So beautifully written and yes I shed a tear. Jodi Picoult never fails to impress with her books and always brings out your emotions.

I didn’t pick this one!

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Many twists and turns that all have a rightful place in this very clever story. You can learn all sorts of wonderful facts about elephants, must have been the author’s passion…. I am a complete Jodi Picoult fan now after reading three books, each one so different but written so cleverly. Narration was fabulous.

Fantastic story a must read!!

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I found the pacing of the voice delivery infuriatingly slow. I had to listen on double speed. I never do that.

The story was interesting and cleverly constructed through four perspectives. However, there’s almost a second story- a tangential discussion of elephants and their ‘society’ via Alice’s work. It’s a bit of a lengthy distraction in my opinion from the main story (although a very interesting one- the info about elephants is according to Picoult based on actual research and real elephants).

Overall a good story.
Voice overs were clear and effective on tone: but pacing was infuriatingly slow. Some people may prefer to read a physical book OR speed up the playback on audible.

Good story and voice. Terribly slow pace.

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If you learn nothing from this brilliantly crafted novel other than the wonder and tragedy of elephants , this will be enough.

Spectacular fascinating, Humane,

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